Sensation Seeking, Peer Influence, and Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents

Table 4

Multiple hierarchical regression (moderation) analysis predicting risk-taking behavior from subscales of sensation seeking and peer influences (N = 200).

Predictors	Risk-taking behavior
	ΔR^2	Β
Block 1	0.10
Gender		−0.12
Block 2	0.35
Experience seeking		0.07
Adventure seeking		0.39
Disinhibition		0.23
Boredom susceptibility		0.09
Block 3	0.04
Peer influence		0.19
Block 4	0.01
Experience seeking and peer influence		−0.05
Adventure seeking and peer influence		0.15
Disinhibition and peer influence		−0.15
Boredom susceptibility and peer influence		−0.002
Total R^2	0.50

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